GDES 75 Main Page

GDES 75 Main Page

Get a copy of the syllabus	Things to Help in the Design Process and Critical tasks of Interactive Design
Go to Video Capture 2 (Updated Fall 02)	Go to Message Board	Go to PC Sound
Download Director Keyboard Shortcuts	Get a copy of the blank Beta Test Sheet.	Get Beta test paper handout
Go to Lingo notes 1 Terminology	Go to Lingo notes 2 Types of Scripts	Go to Lingo notes 3 Syntax

Projects and Homework

Fall 2005
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
Day 1	Introductions Mark's Demos Look at work Look at Director Interface. Stage Score Sprites	Do sections 1 and 2 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
Day 2	Things to Help in the Design Process and Critical tasks of Interactive Design Planning Brainstorming Make a flowchart in class Flowchart Inspiration Thumbnails Roughs Comps Things to help in the creative process Look at Director Interface. Score Sprites Sprite overlay Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Cast Window Animation Techniques. Rotation, skew, color, size, postion, blend. Keyframes. Tweening. Sprites. Real-Time Recording. Reverse sequence.	Do sections 3 and 6 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
Day 3	Look at Director Interface. Score Sprites Sprite overlay Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Cast Window Finish Score, tool palette Organizing the score Animation Techniques. Rotation, skew, color, size, position, blend Real-Time Recording Reverse sequence Step Recording Onion Skinning Exchange cast members Space to Time. Cast to time. Film loops	Begin Animation Exercise.
Day 4 9/21/05	Class cancelled for this week. See you next week.	Continue Animation Exercise
Day 5	Design Principles Director topics Importing. Paint window. Vector Shapes window. Sprite shortcuts Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Importing(audio) Look at Animations if done.	Continue Animation Exercise(extended)
Day 6	Look at Animations Halos(cont) Text in Director. Navigation.	Animation Due Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails or Roughs for Project 2.
Day 7	Look at Animations. Start Audio. Audio Principals.	Thumbnails or Roughs due for project 2.
Day 8	Finish Looking at animations. Scrolling text. Tempo. Making MP3's/Shockwave Audio on PC. PC Audio. Audio Lingo. Play/Playdone. Transitions. External Casts.	Continue Project 2.
Day 9 10/26/05	Bring in your work so far on Project 2. External Editors. Exchanging Cast members. Video basics. Video Capture. Capture DV Video. Video Lingo.	Bring in your work so far on Project 2. Continue Project 2.
Day 10 11/2/05	Look at Project 2. Make teams for final Project. Look at Examples. Improving Performance/Preloading. Multiple movies. Movie in a window.(MIAW). Lingo Notes	Project 2 Due.(extra credit) Intro Project 3.
Day 11	Look at Project 2. Integrating video	Project 2 Due.
Day 12	Meet with groups Mask ink Exporting as video Flash Integration. More Lingo notes/examples. Message window/Trace	Continue working on Final Project
Day 13	Director 3d. Finish Director Tips. Distribution/Stub movies etc. What is a stub projector? How to create a fast-start Director stub projector. Packaging Director Movies Techniques for packaging and loading Xtras in Director Projectors Updating, protecting and converting movies to Shockwave	Continue working on Final Project
Day 14 11-30-05	Work in progress check for Final Project. Distribution/Stub movies etc. What is a stub projector? How to create a fast-start Director stub projector. Packaging Director Movies Techniques for packaging and loading Xtras in Director Projectors Updating, protecting and converting movies to Shockwave	Work in Progress version of Project 3 due.
Day 15	Script types Object inspector/global variables. Review for Final Exam
Day 16 12-14-05	Look at Final Projects Final Exam	Final Project Due Final Exam

Fall 2004
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
1	Introductions Mark's Demos Look at work Look at Director Interface. Stage Score Sprites	Do sections 1 and 2 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
2	Planning Brainstorming Make a flowchart in class Flowchart Inspiration Thumbnails Roughs Comps Things to help in the creative process Look at Director Interface. Score Sprites Sprite overlay Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Cast Window	Do sections 3 and 6 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
3	Finish things to help in the creative process. Look at Director Interface. Score Sprites Sprite overlay Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Cast Window Finish Score, tool palette Organizing the score Animation Techniques. Keyframes. Tweening. Sprites. Real-Time Recording. Reverse sequence. .	Begin Animation Exercise.
4 9/22/04	Design Principles Director topics Sprite shortcuts Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Importing(audio) Animation Techniques. Step Recording Onion Skinning Exchange cast members Space to Time. Cast to time. Film loops	Continue Animation Exercise
5 9/29/04	Look at animations. Importing. Paint window. Vector Shapes window. Embedding Fonts.	Animation Due Do sections 7 and 8 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
Day 6 10/6/04	Importing. Alpha Channels. Halos(cont) Text in Director. Navigation.	Turn in Final Version of Animations(optional) Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails or Roughs.
Day 7 10/13/04	Text in Director. Start Audio. Audio Principals.	Thumbnails or Roughs due for project 2.
Day 8 10/20/04	Making MP3's/Shockwave Audio on PC. PC Audio. Audio Lingo. Play/Playdone. Transitions. External Casts.	Continue Project 2.
Day 9 10/27/04	Meetings about Project 2. External Editors. Exchanging Cast members. Tempo. Video basics. Video Capture.	Bring in your work so far on Project 2. Continue Project 2.
Day 10 11/3/04	Questions. More Video. Capture DV Video. Video Lingo. Animated Button	Project 2 Due. (Extra Credit)
Day 11 11/10/04	Look at Project 2. Make teams for final Project. Look at Examples. Lingo Notes	Project 2 Due. Intro Project 3.
Day 12 11/17/04	Improving Performance/Preloading. Flash Integration. More Lingo notes/examples. Multiple movies. Movie in a window.(MIAW).	Continue work on Project 3.
Day 13 11/24/04	Finish Looking at Project 2. Director 3d. Director Tips.	Continue work on Project 3.
Day 14 12/1/04	Finish Director Tips. Work in progress check for Final Project. Distribution/Stub movies etc. What is a stub projector? How to create a fast-start Director stub projector. Packaging Director Movies Techniques for packaging and loading Xtras in Director Projectors Updating, protecting and converting movies to Shockwave	Work in Progress version of Project 3 due.
Day 15 12/8/04	Look at Final Project Finish Lingo. Message window/Trace Object inspector/global variables Flash Integration. Review for Final Exam. Critique Project 3.	Final Project Due
Day 16 12/15/04	Final Exam	Final Exam

Spring 2004
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
1	Introductions Mark's Demos Look at work Look at Director Interface. Stage Score Sprites	Do Lessons 3,4,6,7,and 8 in Unit A in Macromedia Director MX Design Professional.
2	Planning Brainstorming Flowchart Inspiration Thumbnails Roughs Comps Things to help in the creative process Look at Director Interface. Score Sprites Sprite overlay Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Cast Window	Do Lessons 1-5 in Unit B in Macromedia Director MX Design Professional.
3	Look at Director Interface. Score Sprites Sprite overlay Cast Window Finish Score, tool palette Organizing the score Animation Techniques. Keyframes. Tweening. Sprites. Real-Time Recording. Reverse sequence. Step Recording.	Do Lesson 6 in Unit B and Unit F in Macromedia Director MX Design Professional. Begin Animation Exercise.
4	Design Principles Director topics Sprite shortcuts Guides Grid Tool Palette Prefs Importing(audio) Animation Techniques. Onion Skinning Exchange cast members Space to Time. Cast to time. Film loops.	Continue Animation Exercise Refer to Unit B Lesson 6 and Unit F Lessons 1-5 for help.
5	Look at animations. Importing. Paint window. Vector Shapes window. Embedding Fonts. Alpha Channels.	Animation Due Refer to Unit B Lesson 6 and Unit F Lessons 1-5 for help. Do Unit C.
Day 6 March 10	Guides Grid Alignment palette Tool Palette Prefs Paint Window. Vector Shapes. Text in Director. Navigation.	Turn in Final Version of Animations(optional) Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails or Roughs.
Day 7	Look at thumbs/Roughs Guides Grid Paint Window. Vector Shapes. Text in Director. Start Audio	Thumbnails or Roughs due for project 2.
Day 8 March 24	Audio Principals. Making MP3's/Shockwave Audio. PC Audio. Audio Lingo.	Continue Project 2.
Day 9 April 7	Finish Audio. Shockwave Audio. Play/Playdone. Transitions. External Casts.	Continue Project 2.
Day 10 April 14	Look at project 2. Cue Points in audio. Tempo. Video basics. Video Capture.	Project 2 Due with extra credit (or next week).
Day 11 April 21	Look at Project 2. Make teams for final Project. Look at Examples.	Project 2 Due. Intro Project 3.
Day 12 April 28	Look at Project 2. Make teams for final Project. Look at Examples. Demo DV Capture. Video Lingo
Day 13 May 5	Multiple movies. Movie in a window.(MIAW). Director Tips. Improving Performance/Preloading.
Day 14 May 12	Finish Director Tips. Finish Improving Performance/Preloading. Work in progress check for Final Project. Distribution/Stub movies etc. What is a stub projector? How to create a fast-start Director stub projector. Packaging Director Movies Techniques for packaging and loading Xtras in Director Projectors Updating, protecting and converting movies to Shockwave	Work in Progress version of Project 3 due.
Day 15 May 19	Lingo Notes. Flash Integration. Review for Final Exam. Critique Project 3.	Project 3 due. New Date.
Day 16 May 26	Final Exam

Fall 2003
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
1	Introductions Mark's Demos Look at work Look at Director Interface. Stage Score Sprites	Do sections 1 and 2 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
2	Things to help in the creative process. Linear vs Non-linear Target Audience Flowcharts Look at Director Interface. Stage Score Sprites Sprite Overlay. Preferences.	Do sections 3 and 6 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
3	Finish Score, tool palette Sprite shortcuts Organizing the score Design Principles Animation Techniques. Keyfames. Tweening. Sprites. Real-Time Recording. Space to Time. Reverse sequence. Step Recording.	Begin Animation Exercise.
4	More Animation Techniques. Cast to Time. Onion Skinning. Exchanging Cast members. Film Loops. Blend. Rotation. Size. Position. Skew. Foreground/Background colors. Ink effects. Importing.	Continue Animation Exercise
5	Look at animations. Importing. Paint window. Vector Shapes window. Embedding Fonts. Alpha Channels.	Animation Due Do sections 7 and 8 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
Day 6 10/7/03	Paint Window. Vector Shapes. Text in Director.	Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails or Roughs.
Day 7 10/14/03	Look at Thumbs/Roughs. Finish Vector Shapes. Start Audio.	Thumbnails or Roughs due for project 2.
Day 8 10/21/03	Navigation. Making MP3's/Shockwave Audio. PC Audio. Audio Lingo.	Continue Project 2.
Day 9 10/28/03	Finish Audio. Cue Points in audio. Tempo. Play/Playdone. Transitions.	Continue Project 2.
Day 10 11/4/03	Look at Project 2. External Casts. Video basics. Video Capture.	Project 2 Due(or next week).
Day 11 11/18/03	Look at project 2. Make teams for final Project. Look at Examples.	Project 2 Due.
Day 12 11/25/03	Talk about final project. Video lingo. Director Tips. Improving Performance/Preloading.
Day 13 12/2/03	Work in progress check for Final Project. Distribution/Stub movies etc.	Work in Progress version of Project 3 due.
Day 14 12/9/03	Movie in a window.(MIAW). Lingo Notes. Flash Integration. Review for Final Exam.
Day 15 12/16/03	Critique Project 3. Final Exam	Project 3 due.

Fall 2002
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
1	Introductions	Read/Do Ch 9 up to p259. Finish Chapter for a challenge.
2	Mark's Demos Talk about reading from last week. Look at work Linear vs Non-linear Look at Director Interface. Stage.	Do Chapter 1 and read pp146-154 and 158-162.
3	Things to help in the creative process. Preferences. Look at Director Interface. Score. Cast. Sprites. Sprite Overlay.	Go through chapter 2.
4	Talk about reading. Do content list, flowchart. Animation Techniques. Keyfames. Tweening. Sprites. Blend. Rotation. Size. Position.	Begin Animation Exercise.
5	Talk about pages 146-154 in Foundation Director 8.5 Importing Animation Techniques. Skew angle, Foreground and/or background color, Real-Time Recording. Reverse sequence. Step Recording.	Go through chapter 3.
6	Look at animations. Space to Time. Cast to Time. Film Loops. Sprite Inks.	Animation exercise due. Read/Do pp137-146 and Chapter 6.
7	Paint Window. Onion Skinning. Exchanging Cast members. Alpha Channels	Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails or Roughs.
8	Look at Thumbnails/roughs. Start Audio.	Thumbnails or Roughs due for project 2.
9	Ink Effects. Vector Shapes. PC Audio. Audio Lingo.	Continue Project 2.
10	Finish Audio.Cue Points in audio. Tempo. Navigation. Text in Director. External Casts. Play/Playdone. Transitions. Rollovers.	Read/Do Chapter 4 for help with navigation. Continue Project 2.
11	Video basics. Video Capture.	Intro Project 3.
12 Nov. 5	Look at Proj 2. Make teams for final Project. Look at Examples. Practice Video capture. Video lingo.	Project 2 due.
13	Finish Looking at Proj 2. Finish Video Lingo. Director Tips. Improving Performance/Preloading.	Work in Progress check next week for project 3.
14	Work in Progress check for Project 3. Multiple movies. Team Meetings.	Work in Progress check for Project 3.
15	Distribution/Stub movies etc. Movie in a window.(MIAW).
16 Dec. 3	Lingo Notes. Beta Test Project 3	Beta test version of Project 3 due.
17	Cleaner Demo. Flash Integration. 3D in Director. Critique Project 3. Review for Final Exam.	Final version of Project 3 due.
18 / Final Dec. 18	Final Exam	Final Exam

Spring 2002
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
1	Introductions	Do sections 1 and 2 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
2	Notes on interactive design. Look at Director Interface. Stage Look at work Linear vs Non-linear Sprite Overlay. Score Window	Do sections 3 and 6 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review. Read Create and Recognize Effective Interface Designs and Ten Qualities of Successful Navigation in the Handout.
3	Things to help in the creative process Look at Mark's Demos. Tool Palette. Cast Window. Organizing the score.	Do sections 7 and 8 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
4	Talk about Ten Qualities of Successful Navigation in the Handout. Animation Techniques. Keyfames. Tweening. Sprites. Real-Time Recording. Space to Time. Cast to Time. Reverse sequence. Onion Skinning. Exchanging Cast members. Step Recording. Film Loops.	Begin Animation Exercise. Bring in work in progress for next time.
5	More animation techniques. Blend. Rotation. Skew. Sprite Inks. Look at work in progress.	Work in Progress due for Animation Exercise.
6	Look at animations. Paint Window. Vector Shapes. Importing. Alpha Channels.	Animation exercise due. Do sections 11 and 12 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review. Bring in a music cd of a band or artist that you would like to use on your next project.
7	Start Audio.	Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails or Roughs.
8	Audio. Audio Lingo.	Thumbnails or Roughs due for project 2.
9	More Audio Lingo. Navigation. Text in Director.
10	Finish Audio lingo. Importing. External Casts. Play/Playdone. Transitions. Rollovers.
11 3-27	Tempo. Video basics. Video Capture.	Intro Project 3. Extra Credit for doing Thumbnails or Roughs for project 3.
12	Look at Proj 2. Video. Video capture. Video lingo.	Project 2 due
13	Video Lingo. Improving Performance/Preloading Compositing video.
14	Director Tips. Multiple movies. Movie in a window.(MIAW).
15	3D in Director. Lingo Notes. Flash Integration.
16	Lingo Notes. Flash Integration Beta Test Project 3	Beta test version of project 2 due.
17	Critique Project 3. Review for Final Exam.	Final version of project 3 due.
18 / Final May 22	Final Exam

Fall 2001
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
1	Introductions	Do sections 1 and 2 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
2	Notes on interactive design. Look at Director Interface. Look at work	Do sections 3 and 6 (not 3 and 4) of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review. Read Create and Recognize Effective Interface Designs and Ten Qualities of Successful Navigation in the Handout.
3	Look at Mark's Demos. Talk about Ten Qualities of Successful Navigation in the Handout. Sprite Overlay. Tool Palette. Cast Window.	Do sections 7 and 8 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
4	Animation Techniques. Keyfames. Tweening. Sprites. Real-Time Recording. Space to Time. Cast to Time. Reverse sequence. Onion Skinning. Exchanging Cast members. Step Recording. Film Loops.	Begin Animation Exercise. Bring in work in progress for next time.
5	More animation techniques. Blend. Rotation. Skew. Look at work in progress.	Work in Progress due for Animation Exercise.
6	Look at animations. Organizing the score. Importing. Sprite Inks.	Animation Exercise Due. Do sections 11 and 12 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review. Bring in a music cd of a band or artist that you would like to use on your next project.
7	Paint Window. Vector Shapes. Start Audio.	Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails or Roughs.
8	Audio. Audio Lingo. Embedding fonts.	Thumbnails or Roughs due for project 2.
9	More Audio Lingo. Navigation.
10	Importing. Text. External Casts. Play/Playdone.
11	Video. Video Capture. Look at Proj 2.	Project 2 Due. Start Project 3.
12	Look at Proj 2. Video. Video capture.
13	Video Lingo.
14	Director Tips. Improving Performance. Multiple movies. Movie in a window.(MIAW). Lingo Notes.
15 Dec. 4	Beta Test Project 3	Beta Test Version of project 3 due
16 Dec. 11	Critique Project 3	Final version of project 3 due
Final Dec. 18	Final Exam

Spring 2001
Day	Subject for the Day	Homework
1	Introductions	Do sections 1 and 2 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
2	Notes on interactive design. Look at Director Interface. Look at work.	Do sections 3 and 6 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
3	Look at work. Finish first look at Director Interface. Linear/Nonlinear. Mark's demos. Score.	Do sections 7 and 8 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
4	Distribute Mark Demos. Flowcharts.Animation techniques.	Begin Animation Exercise. Bring in work in progress for next time(2 weeks, Feb. 23).
5	Look at work in progress. Talk about navigation article in director handout. Organizing the score. Importing.	Work in Progress for Animation Exercise due.
6	Look at animations. Paint window. Vector Shapes.	Animation exercise due. Do sections 11 and 12 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review. Bring in a music cd of a band or artist that you would like to use on your next project.
7	Audio.	Start Project 2. Do Thumbnails/Roughs.
8	Importing graphics. Look at animations. Content lists. Audio Lingo.	Thumbnails/Roughs Due for project 2.
9	Inspiration. More audio Lingo.	Work on Project 2
10	External Casts. Play/Playdone. Seamless tiles.	Work on Project 2
11	Video. Video Capture.	Project 2 Due. Do sections 13 and 17 of Director and Lingo Authorized. Save on Disc for later review.
12	Look at Proj 2. Video Lingo.	Start Project 3.
13	Director Tips. Improving Performance. Multiple movies. Movie in a window.(MIAW)	Work on Project 3.
14	Lingo notes. Shockwave.	Work on Project 3.
15	Beta Test	Beta test version of Project 3 Due
16	Look at project 3	Project 3 Due.
Final May 25	Final Exam